Collection Summary
Louis T. Michener Papers 1880-1927
1880-1927
MSS32813
Michener, Louis T. (Louis Theodore),
1848-1928
400 items
2 containers
.8 linear feet
English
Collection material in English
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Lawyer, politician, and public official
from Indiana. Correspondence, reports, memoranda, newspaper clippings, autograph album,
and printed matter relating chiefly to Indiana and Republican Party politics and to
Michener's role in Benjamin Harrison's senate and presidential campaigns.
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
People
Beveridge, Albert Jeremiah, 1862-1927--Correspondence.
Depew, Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell), 1834-1928--Correspondence.
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895--Correspondence.
Elkins, Stephen B. (Stephen Benton), 1841-1911--Correspondence.
Foraker, Joseph Benson, 1846-1917--Correspondence.
Gresham, Walter Quintin, 1832-1895--Correspondence.
Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904--Correspondence.
Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901--Correspondence.
Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901.
Hay, Eugene Gano, 1853-1933--Correspondence.
Manley, Joseph Homan, 1842-1905--Correspondence.
McKinley, William, 1843-1901--Correspondence.
Michener, Louis T. (Louis Theodore), 1848-1928.
Noble, John W. (John Willock), 1831-1912--Correspondence.
Payne, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1843-1904--Correspondence.
Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910--Correspondence.
Porter, Albert G. (Albert Gallatin), 1824-1897--Correspondence.
Robertson, Robert Stoddart, 1839-1936--Correspondence.
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Correspondence.
Rusk, Jeremiah McLain, 1830-1893--Correspondence.
Sherman, John, 1823-1900--Correspondence.
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930--Correspondence.
Wallace, Lew, 1827-1905--Correspondence.
Wanamaker, John, 1838-1922--Correspondence.
Organizations
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
United States. Congress. Senate--Elections, 1886.
Subjects
Presidents--United States--Election--1888.
Presidents--United States--Election--1892.
Places
Indiana--Politics and government.
United States--Politics and government--1865-1933.
Titles
Louis Theodore Michener papers
Occupations
Lawyers.
Politicians.
Public officials--Indiana.
Provenance
The papers of Louis T. Michener, lawyer, politician, and public official from
Indiana, were purchased in 1931.
Processing History
The papers of Louis T. Michener were arranged and described in 1980. The finding aid
was revised in 2013.
Copyright Status
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Louis T. Michener is governed
by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Access and Restrictions
The papers of Louis T. Michener are open to research. Researchers are advised to
contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored
off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information:
Container number, Louis T. Michener Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress,
Washington, D.C.
Scope and Content Note
The papers of Louis Theodore Michener (1848-1928) span the years 1880-1927. The
collection consists of correspondence, reports, memoranda, newspaper clippings, an
autograph album, and printed matter relating chiefly to Indiana and Republican Party
politics and to Michener's role in Benjamin Harrison's senate campaign of 1886 and
presidential campaigns of 1888 and, 1892. Correspondents include Albert Jeremiah
Beveridge, Chauncey M. Depew, Frederick Douglass, Stephen B. Elkins, Joseph Benson
Foraker, Walter Quintin Gresham, Marcus Alonzo Hanna, Benjamin Harrison, Eugene Gano
Hay, William McKinley, Joseph Homan Manley, John W. Noble, Henry C. Payne, Thomas
Collier Platt, Albert G. Porter, Robert Robertson, Theodore Roosevelt, Jeremiah McLain
Rusk, John Sherman, William H. Taft, Lew Wallace, and John Wanamaker.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is organized by type of material.
Catalog Record: [https://lccn.loc.gov/mm80032813]
Container List
Container
Contents
1
Correspondence
1
Michener, Louis, 1880-1924, undated
1880-1924, undated
1
Family, [1893?], July 27, undated
[1893?], July 27, undated
2
From Benjamin Harrison, 1881-1899
1881-1899
2
From Theodore Roosevelt, 1884-1898
1884-1898
2
From William McKinley, 1886-1900
1886-1900
2
From William H. Taft, 1891-1912
1891-1912
2
Reports and memoranda
2
Harrison, Benjamin, senatorial campaign of 1886
2
Address to law class, 1887
1887
2
Harrison, Benjamin, presidential campaign of
1888
2
Biographical sketch of Walter Quintin Gresham,
undated
undated
2
Harrison, Benjamin, presidential term, 1889-1893
1889-1893
2
Presidential campaign, Republican national
convention, 1892
1892
2
Chairman, Republican State Committee of
Indiana, undated
undated
2
Biographical sketches of Benjamin
Harrison, undated
undated
2
Memoranda, 1912, 1913, undated
1912, 1913, undated
2
Election forecast of 1923
2
Dudley letter,
undated
undated
2
Comments on the work of Ferguson, undated
undated
2
Miscellany
2
Autograph album, 1892
1892
2
Printed matter, 1920
1920
2
Clippings, 1916-1927, undated
1916-1927, undated
2
Typed clippings, 1910
1910